Arkansas Online
Idioms OK by me, Bible, Shakespeare and Wilde
Arkansas Online
Dear Otus,. I recently heard a commercial on the radio disputing whether it was possible for a clam to be happy. Therefore, "happy as a clam" is a silly thing to say and proof that only idiots use idioms. I assume you agree. -- Ali O'Quin ...

Dhaka Tribune
'The Begum's Blunder:' Oscar Wilde would be wowed
Dhaka Tribune
The dialogues were equally representing the melodrama that is fitting in a Mughal court and/or some Sultan's household. The real attraction of this adaptation is the eloquence and expression of the actors. The Junction Dhaka's motto is “where the ...

The Week UK
Ten best Oscar Wilde quotes
The Week UK
From The Picture of Dorian Gray to The Importance of Being Earnest, Wilde's writing is full of literary gems. whatsapp · facebook · twitter · google+ · linkedin · email · Image 1 of 10. Description. “There are moments when one has to choose between ...

IrishCentral
Advice for Donald Trump from Oscar Wilde on the damage done ...
IrishCentral
Humanity and insight relevant to the US President today from the famed Irish writer who witnessed horrific treatments of children in Reading Gaol, during his own two-year incarceration. During and after his own two-year incarceration (1895-1897) for ...

The Times
Simon Callow: 'I'm just Wilde about the progress I have seen in my ...
The Times
When Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years hard labour for “gross indecency” he was deprived not only of his liberty, but of the tools of his trade: books, pen and paper. He broke rocks at Wandsworth prison, then was transferred to Reading jail. Wilde ...y más »

New York Times
Deep Dives Into Justice From Shakespeare, Wilde and Atticus Finch
New York Times
STRATFORD, Ontario — Weird things happen when you take a theatrical deep dive; you may even get a case of the bends. About halfway through my recent visit to the Stratford Festival here, during which I saw six shows in four days, I found that the ...

PinkNews
Former Victorian chapel converted into temple to Oscar Wilde
PinkNews
The Oscar Wilde Temple is set to be unveiled as part of an art installation honouring the queer hero, who was famously imprisoned for homosexuality. ﻿. Celebrated artists David McDermott and Peter McGough (McDermott & McGough) created the work at ...

The Mercury News
How a trip to the US influenced Oscar Wilde
The Mercury News
By Alexander C. Kafka | Washington Post. “Man is least himself when he talks in his own person,” wrote Oscar Wilde in “The Critic as Artist.” “Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” Wilde wore many masks during his too short life. He was an ...

The Guardian
The Importance of Being Earnest review – Wilde's comic ...
The Guardian
This is one of those occasions when, in the words of Oscar Wilde's Gwendolen, it becomes more than a moral duty to speak one's mind: it becomes a pleasure.
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Washington Post
Surprising influences on Oscar Wilde's greatest works
Washington Post
“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person,” wrote Oscar Wilde in “The Critic as Artist.” “Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” Wilde wore many masks during his too short life. He was an academic classicist, a poet and a ...

W Magazine
So Olivia Wilde's Mom Is the Reason Everyone's Talking About ...
W Magazine
Though she doesn't even have a verified account or more than 5,000 followers, on Sunday, Leslie Cockburn, the Democratic nominee for Congress for Virginia's 5th District, posted such an inflammatory, attention-grabbing tweet that by Monday, the nation ...
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US Trailer for 'The Happy Prince' with Rupert Everett as Oscar Wilde
First Showing (blog)
by Alex Billington July 26, 2018. Source: YouTube · The Happy Prince Trailer. "I was doomed from the start. Why does one run towards ruin, why does it hold such a fascination?" Sony Pictures Classics has debuted a new official US trailer for Rupert ...y más »

Londonist
The Ballad Of Reading Gaol: A Bleak Adaptation Of Oscar Wilde's ...
Londonist
Prepare to be creeped out by this bleak, minimalist adaptation of Oscar Wilde's poem. The work was first published in 1898, following Wilde's two year imprisonment for the crimes of sodomy and gross indecency, and just two years before the writer's death.

News Shopper
'Save Wilde Road': Plan for housing on green spaces set for approval
News Shopper
A controversial scheme to concrete over green spaces in Erith and build two blocks of flats are set to be approved – again. Proposals to build on land in Wilde Road were met with a residents' backlash earlier this year. The Save Wilde Road campaign ...

Lighthouse Hockey
Islanders News: Greco signs on; Aucoin stops by; Into the Wilde
Lighthouse Hockey
I was gonna use the Willy Wonka quote about having to strike that and reverse it, but we don't have all that much to do here, folks. Only six bits, but that's enough for a post, right? Islanders News and Otherwise. Lou Lamoriello seemed to have ...

Rhode Island Public Radio
Artscape: Oscar Wilde Does Newport
Rhode Island Public Radio
A young Oscar Wilde came to Newport in 1882, on a U.S. tour promoting "Aestheticism," or art for art's sake. For this month's Artscape, we visit Rosecliff Mansion, where an exhibit commemorates that visit. It's called “Bohemian Beauty: The Aesthetic ...

South Bend Tribune
Beckwith Theatre presents Wilde's 'Earnest'
South Bend Tribune
DOWAGIAC — “The Importance of Being Earnest” opens Friday and continues through Aug. 5 at The Beckwith Theatre Company, 100 New York Ave. Written by Oscar Wilde and described as a trivial comedy for serious people, the 1895 play skewers ...

Vanity Fair
See the First Trailer for The Happy Prince, with Rupert Everett in the ...
Vanity Fair
Getting a project about the latter days of writer and queer iconoclast Oscar Wilde to the screen was a labor of love for Rupert Everett, who wrote, directed, and stars in The Happy Prince. The film, which premiered at Sundance and opens in theaters on ...

Washington Captials Web Site
Wilde hopes to carve path with Islanders
Washington Captials Web Site
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. -- Bode Wilde has taken notice of defensemen who play a similar style and were able to make an impact in the NHL at a young age. He hopes to do the same in the near future with the New York Islanders. "A guy like Zach Werenski, ...y más »

The Australian Financial Review
Oscar Wilde's surprising spending habits revealed by Barclays bank ...
The Australian Financial Review
Oscar Wilde famously said that anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination. The extent of the Irish writer's mental creativity has now been revealed – and any accusations of financial frivolity levelled at today's "avocado ...

OUPblog (blog)
How Oscar Wilde got his big break
OUPblog (blog)
In the late 1870s, when he was still a student, Oscar Wilde gathered his college friends for a late night chat in his Oxford room. The conversation was drifting to serious topics. “You talk a lot about yourself, Oscar,” one of them said, “and all the ...

The Times
Dominic Dromgoole on Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being ...
The Times
Two weekends ago, two tribes gathered in exuberant harmony on the Strand, in London. The rainbow-coloured Pride marchers commingled with the St George's flag-clad men and women watching England triumph. LGBT slogans shared the air with anthemic ...y más »

MetroWest Daily News
Milford's Aidan Wilde a model of consistency, success on the ...
MetroWest Daily News
Over the last four years, Aidan Wilde became a fixture on the baseball field and up at the plate. As calm, cool, and collected of a competitor as there ever was from Milford. MILFORD — A model of consistency. Milford's Aidan Wilde fits the bill ...